Order of Ellis Peters Books

Ellis Peters was the pseudonym of English author Edith Pargeter (1913-1995). Throughout her writing career, she produced mysteries, historical fiction, non-fiction, and translations of Czech classics. Edith used various pen names, including John Redfern, Joylon Carr, and Peter Benedict, but she achieved the greatest recognition as Ellis Peters, particularly for her Cadfael Chronicles and the Inspector Felse series. Her first two novels, Hortensius, Friend of Nero and Iron-Bound, were published in 1936. She adopted the Ellis Peters name in 1951 when she launched the Inspector George Felse series with Fallen into the Pit. Below is a chronological list of Edith Pargeter’s books based on their original publication dates.